The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-12-24

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/ II now looks as though there is to b,
considerable opposition the stter Of
Incorporating our village. NJ
will come from quarters
but il Is to be sincerely hs
ter sense 81 duty and no
Mt the meeting of the ct
supervisors and thnt
that to which we are tln
titled To, without the
courts or state leeislatui
that the prime in mover on
incorporation are ncttm mef-
ccnary nor selfish motives o not
wish nor ask for anything m0rh than
they are legally entitled TO and under the
circumstances forced 10 do. IL will be
remembered that ia the bill ofcomplaint,
asking for an injunction last spring, by
the nonresident Taxpayers, some oi the
numbering companies which make <kprnc-
tice Of fighting this township froHYyear
10 year and causing much unnecessary
expense to the township, they set optgss
one reason of their objection 10 us hav-
ing fire apparatus orany other public
improvements whatsoever, that ID Crys-
tai Falls is but a cluster OF houses, ~
that we have never asked Tor nor ti1ts
ia have the village jncerporated,js
therefore, ARE not entitled 10 al
requiring the expenditure Of
money except that which il laid
the laws regulating townships.
this proceeding WAS in one sense
rageous, the Tact remains, ravethat sie,
were right; il was only our own fnuh Chat
we didnot have a village gegoverHmentand
our citizens wisely concluded t$sforthwith
mend the error But alas. we have hard
ly began when we are brought about to
face opposition from another quarter
This time from some of the mine owuci
whose properties we were obliWsd Co ils-
clutle into the village limits andou ,ioing
so there in no doubt but that the petition
err did strictly that which according 10
law they are entitled to. The writer has
before him the bills Incorporating the
villagers of Iron River Iron Mountain,
Wakefield. lrnnwood, Bcssemer and sew
eral other towns similarly situated. but
he fails To find a single instance of any
oppOsition from any of the mine or
other property owners or tax payers of
either place whose property came within
the corporation limits. This state of
Dffairs il due wholly 70 the simple cause
that one nad all ~ the parties look 10
the welfare OF the place and take interest
enoughin the respective places SEE that
ID il for the best interest uf the town aid
consequently to their own good that they
should be provided with such Il govern
ncnt as the hw preScrihcs, even II they
know that their taxes would be raised q
few dollars. But some are born 10 Kick
and kick they will SO long ~ there IT.
mains anything 90 kick at. The law in
such eases made and provided rcquiIes
4 that at any such time AZ any fifteen tax
payers and residents of any village to be
( incorporated, petition the county hoard
81 supervisors To grant them the charter
of the village, the limits of which shall bt
one mile square and the population ol
which il 300, they shall, after hearing th,
petitioners and any persons who mny
bring in objections, atany of their regular
meetings decide whether to grant there
quest or not, and may for that purpose
adjourn from day To day. The petition
crs in this ease have strictly actedin con
I formity with the law and the census
shows over 800 inhabitants. December
/ twenty-cighth next, at which time th,
county board Of supervisors will meet
we shall see who il right, whether the fniI
mined and loyal citizens or the parties
who will make the kick. There can bc nc
doubt but that the citizens will gain th,
day, because their cause IL a just one anc
the honorable board Of supervisors car
not see the matter In other than it's tr'i'
light.
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